Pronounced: OR-gyuh-luhs, adj
Notes: I (incorrectly) thought this word may be related to ogres
Yesterday’s word
The word aerie is
- the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
- an elevated and often secluded dwelling, structure, or position
First usage
Our word came into English in the late-1500s
Background / Comments
I think the place where I found the word has an incorrect pronunciation; the Internet has “AIR-ee” or “EAR-ee”, whereas in yesterday’s post I had “ER-ee”. I am familiar with the first definition; the second was probably derived from the first. Our word came from Anglo-French, which came from Old French word airie, an alternate spelling of aire, which came from the Latin word ager (field) – thought to mean “nest” in Vulgar Latin.
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